Bois du Cazier mining disaster
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:coal
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| gptkbp:cause |
underground fire
mine shaft accident |
| gptkbp:commemorates |
8 August (annual memorial)
|
| gptkbp:date |
8 August 1956
|
| gptkbp:heritageStatus |
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Major Mining Sites of Wallonia)
|
| gptkbp:impact |
led to changes in mining safety regulations
affected Italian-Belgian relations |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Charleroi Marcinelle Bois du Cazier coal mine |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
international
|
| gptkbp:memorial |
Bois du Cazier museum
|
| gptkbp:notableVictim |
Belgian miners
many Italian migrant workers |
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
Bois du Cazier coal mine closure (1967)
|
| gptkbp:significance |
one of the deadliest mining disasters in Belgian history
|
| gptkbp:victim |
262
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Marcinelle,_Belgium
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bois du Cazier mining disaster
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